Tiafoe no longer under the radar after stunning Nadal
NEW YORK : Frances Tiafoe said his days of flying under the radar were over after his stunning fourth-round upset of Rafa Nadal at the U.S. Open on Monday.
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US Open 2022: Andrey Rublev downs Cameron Norrie to reach quarter-finals
The ninth seeded Rublev fired down 11 aces in what turned out to be a brisk affair, which would have come as a relief considering he had been stretched to five-sets in two of his previous three matches. With 24-year-old Rublev up a break in the second set, rain forced a 21-minute stoppage in play as Louis Armstrong Stadium's retractable roof slowly slid into place and workers mopped up the court before the eighth game. Rublev was unfazed, dropping only two of his first serve points in the third set and getting the critical break over the seventh seed in the ninth game with an exquisitely placed backhand winner.
Frances Tiafoe knocks out Rafael Nadal in major US Open upset
Rafa Nadal 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the fourth round of the U.S. Open on Monday. It was the first time this year that Nadal, who had been chasing a record-extending 23rd Grand Slam title, has been beaten in a major. Tiafoe covered his face with his hands as he soaked up the cheers from a packed house at Arthur Ashe Stadium after breaking Nadal for a fifth time to claim arguably the biggest upset of the tournament. "I don't even know what to say right now, I'm beyond happy, I'm almost in tears," Tiafoe, seeded 22, said in an on-court interview. "I can't believe it. He is definitely one of the greatest of all time. I played unbelievable tennis today but I really don’t know what happened."
Nadal his own toughest critic after shock loss in US Open fourth round
NEW YORK: Second seed Rafa Nadal said he would make no excuses after his shock loss to American Frances Tiafoe in the US Open fourth round on Monday (Sep 5), despite a serious abdominal injury that derailed his run-up to the year's final major.
US Open day eight
Highlights of the eighth day at the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, at Flushing Meadows on Monday (times in GMT):
Rublev downs Briton Norrie to reach US Open quarter-finals
NEW YORK : Rainy weather could not dampen Russian Andrey Rublev's sublime form as he rolled past Briton Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 6-4 on Monday to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the third time.
Rublev dismantles Norrie to march into US Open 1/4s
Rainy weather could not dampen Russian Andrey Rublev's sublime form as he rolled past Briton Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 6-4 to reach the US Open quarter-finals for the third time.
Knocked off No. 1 ranking, Medvedev rues 2022 major show
NEW YORK : Sunday's defeat by Nick Kyrgios in the U.S. Open fourth round would have tasted extra bitter to Daniil Medvedev with the Russian also set to lose his world number one ranking as his title defence ended in New York.